Body snatchers and pillarboxes: Strange but true Manchester tour unearths city’s secret past
The Strange But True guided tours return to Manchester to uncover the city’s hidden secrets, history and mysteries.
Ovarian cancer warning: Heartbroken Bolton widower reveals pain of standing by dying wife
Geoff Fisher, from Bolton, lost his wife in 2010 from ovarian cancer. Since then he has looked to increase awareness of the disease and how to spot the warning signs early.
Finger on the pulse: Manchester United come alive against Bayern Munich in Champions League
United put in superb performance to draw 1-1 with German and European champions and give hope of an upset next week
‘It’s a horrible fight’: Ricky Hatton says Amir Khan could ‘come a cropper’ in upcoming bout
Khan will make his welterweight debut on the undercard for Mayweather’s bout against Marcos Maidana at the MGM Arena
Bolton Council plan to turn derelict pub into community gym, education and training centre
The planning application is the third in three years, the first in 2011 and the second in 2013
Jailed: Rochdale sexual predator who groomed three underage girls after lavishing them with booze and gifts
Arshad Mohammed, 34, of Merefield Street, Rochdale, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing and was jailed today for 4 years 8 months at Minshull Street Crown Court
Blue Moon sliding: Manchester City ‘reveal’ fans will be able to exit Etihad Stadium…. on 1,204ft slide
City claim the Moonslide will be put to practical use on match days as well as being available for use on non-match days
Oldham bride-to-be dies of swine-flu weeks after being diagnosed with ‘routine’ chest infection by out-of-hours GP
Joanne Oliver was assessed over the phone and seen by a triage nurse who labelled case as urgent but then a doctor downgraded her condition to ‘routine’ after examined her
Will it go down to the wire again? Top five Manchester United v Bayern Munich Champions League clashes
The biggest sides in England and Germany first met in 1998 and since then their clashes have been hard-fought and action-packed
Jason Manford calls time on fans offering to buy him a pint – asking money instead to go to terminally ill children
Manford offered a 835-strong crown a free drink to apologise for keeping them waiting, then footed the £3,530 bar bill
Man arrested after alcohol-fuelled firebomb thrown into Manchester Town Hall
The incident occurred just before 4pm this afternoon